Joint Meeting: Health, Human Services and Housing Committee; ;
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
10:00 AM, Room 1100, Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Minutes
Present: Senator Kathy Sheran - Chair, Senator Melissa H. Wiklund Vice Chair, Senator Chris A. Eaton, Senator Jeff Hayden, Senator John A. Hoffman, Senator Tony Lourey, Senator John Marty, Senator Carla J. Nelson, Senator Sean R. Nienow, Senator Julie A. Rosen
Absent: Senator Michelle R. Benson
Absent: Senator Michelle R. Benson
Senator Charles W. Wiger called the meeting to order at 10:10am
Joint Committee Attendance
Testimony from Jay Willms, E12 Fiscal Analyst; Dennis Albrecht, Health and Human Services Fiscal Analyst
Testimony from Jim Koppel, Assistant Commissioner; Bobbie Burnham, Office of Early Learning Services; Melvin Carter of the Children's Cabinet, Office of the Governor
Testimony from Ericca Maas, Executive Director, Parent Aware Rating System; Frank Forsberg, Senior Vice President, Minneminds; Ronel Robinson, Program Director, Way to Grow
Testimony from Clare Sanford, Minnesota Childcare Association; Jennifer Nellis, Minnesota Childcare Association; Sinying Lee, CCAP Assistance; Judy Halper, CEO, Parent Child Home Program, Jewish Family and Children's Service; Jessica Anderson, Children's Defense Fund, Kids Can't Wait Coalition
Testimony from Muneer Karcher-Ramos, Senior Director, St. Paul Promise Neighborhood; Zach Pruitt, Executive Director, Northfield Health Community Initiative; Tom Schlough, Board Chair, Partner for Success; Scott Jones, President of the Jones Family Foundation, Every Hand Joined; Sondra Samuels, President and CEO, Northside Achievement Zone
Testimony from Superintendent Sandy Lewandowski, Intermediate School District 287
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 12:20 p.m.
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Senator Kathy Sheran, Chair |
Alec Mitchell, Legislative Assistant |